She is really nice and funny. Her class was entertaining and she keeps you laughing. She lectures a lot, but as long as you read the book and take notes, her tests are easy. The mapping portion on the test is a little difficult, but other than that t...
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She is really nice and funny. Her class was entertaining and she keeps you laughing. She lectures a lot, but as long as you read the book and take notes, her tests are easy. The mapping portion on the test is a little difficult, but other than that they are easy. She keeps things interesting by making jokes and showing real pictures of the landmarks from trips she has been on. You just have to make sure you studl A LOT. Grade Received: B

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GEO 351 - Geography of California

took the class online.
quizzes test on minor details from lectures that are minuscule and not important.
homework is a lot of busy work that requires external resources (going out to places, taking pictures, etc). teacher is picky and deducts point...
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took the class online.
quizzes test on minor details from lectures that are minuscule and not important.
homework is a lot of busy work that requires external resources (going out to places, taking pictures, etc). teacher is picky and deducts points for every detail.
if you are looking for an easy online ge class, do not take this class.

Professor rated by: Apparel Merchandising & Mgt Student on 11/22/16

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GEO 351

Geography of California

4

She is really nice and funny. Her class was entertaining and she keeps you laughing. She lectures a lot, but as long as you read the book and take notes, her tests are easy. The mapping portion on the test is a little difficult, but other than that they are easy. She keeps things interesting by making jokes and showing real pictures of the landmarks from trips she has been on. You just have to make sure you studl A LOT. Grade Received: B

Professor rated by: Student on January 2, 2008

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GEO 102

Human Geography

5

Pros: Easy class.

Cons: Can get boring.

She teaches the class like it's high school. She gives us one worksheet every week, but we finish it in class all the time. You need the book because she doesn't post the powerpoints on blackboard. Each chapter is around 20 pages, so it goes by fast when you take notes at home. Her lectures are long and can get boring, she also assigns 3 papers, but they are really easy. You can choose to write your papers on one of 4 topics: watch a foreign film, attend a cultural event, interview an immigrant or do a current event. The class isn't that bad, just don't fall asleep.

Take her for human geography. You have 3 exams. 1 field project (watch a movie or interview someone). Weekly study guides which is from the text (so easy to do). Love this teacher. She use to teach 5th grade so you can see the similarities. ;)

Professor rated by: Geography Student on May 11, 2011

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

Pros: - I took the ONLINE course, you'll never need to show up!

- She is VERY organized and is straightforward on what she expects from you. You won't be confused on what is due and when it is due.

- She gives you an extra credit assignment in the beginning, and it's very simple to do.

- Fast grader, assignments are usually graded and posted the next day.

- YOU WILL LEARN A LOT! You will gain so much knowledge from this class.

Cons: - Quizzes can be very challenging if you do not study beforehand.

- Quiz questions are very detailed, answers are either hidden deep within the textbook, the lecture slides, or require critical thinking and analyzation. (Again, make sure to study prior to the quizzes)

- LOTS of reading and up to an hour and 30 mins worth of lecture slides each week. I spent a lot of time for this class.

This is my first Koofers review, and I wanted to do it for Marshall because she is a very sweet lady and an amazing professor. I had her for a class before, so thats why I decided to take her online course for GEO 351. She is very funny, even in her slides she cracks a few jokes and is playful with the various topics. But don't get me wrong, she is very serious about geography and her lecture slides hold a ton of information for the quizzes.

Info for the class:

- The class is split up into 10 weeks. Each week there is one assignment to turn in. There are also lecture slides, current event articles, and text reading.

-Every 2 weeks, there is a quiz on the topics learned the previous two lectures, so quizzes are not cumulative. There is no final or midterm, just 5 non-cumulative quizzes worth 20 points.

Tips for the class:

1. Watch the lecture slides the same day she posts them or as soon as possible (she usually posts it every Sunday). Make sure to read the text and get a gist of what that week's topic is about. This will help you do the assignment for the week as well as do good on the quizzes.

2. Since this is an online class, you would think you don't have to study and just look at your book/slides while taking the test. DON'T DO THIS. Study for the quizzes! *If you don't want to study a lot, at least know where certain topics are (in the text, lecture slides, or current event articles) so when you get asked a question you'll know where to find the answer when you take the quizzes.

3. Don't be too lazy. You will ned to be very serious about this class because its hard enough that you do not meet with Marshall face to face. It's your responsibility to learn the information. But she does have office hours so take advantage of that (although personally I never went to see her).

Overall, this was my favorite online class and I was never interested in geography at all. I learned a lot from Marshall, she's a great professor. Your grade will reflect on how hard you try in this class, so make time for it! Grade received: A

Professor rated by: Liberal Studies Student on March 16, 2017

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GEO 351

Geography of California

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took the class online.

quizzes test on minor details from lectures that are minuscule and not important.

homework is a lot of busy work that requires external resources (going out to places, taking pictures, etc). teacher is picky and deducts points for every detail.

if you are looking for an easy online ge class, do not take this class.

My favorite class this quarter. She is so much fun to have a class with. Very witty and keeps you laughing. She makes the material very easy to understand and her tests follow her study guides well. I would recommend this teacher over any other teacher that teaches this class. Grade Received: A

Professor rated by: Student on March 19, 2007

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

Great Professor! Mrs. Marshall is such a down to earth professor and she's funny. She loves what she teaches. If you are unsure about anything she is there to answer your questions with a smile. three exams total and 5 activity homework graded and the 6th one is extra credit.

Awesome teacher!! I learned a ton. She was very organized, fair, informative, and made the subject interesting. The tests were not too hard, and the projects were easy. She was an easy grader on the 6 short projects. I wish I could take another class with her. Probably the best teacher I've had at Poly!!

She is just a wonderful teacher. I've never been a morning class person but she made waking up early worth it! Her class was nothing less than interesting. Expectations are straight forward. Very organized professor. Always on top of grading and assignments were never changed.

Professor rated by: Liberal Studies Student on December 26, 2013

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GEO 102

Human Geography

4

Definitely one of the easy GE classes you can take. It was so similar to my high school classes. She is a very nice professor, also very funny and sarcastic (in a good way). Although I feel like she sometimes doesn't know her materials that well. She said that people in Denmark spoke Dutch... O__O They speak Danish in case you're wondering, and no I'm not talking about the dessert.

3 Exams. Slightly curved. Pretty easy in my opinion. The 3rd exam is on finals week, but it's not cumulative.

4 field projects, one of which is extra credit.

10 in-class activities. Sometimes she lets you take it home to do it, depending on what activity it is. She grades them pretty easily.

Her class is pretty fun, and you can get away with not taking notes in my opinion, but that might be because I find the materials interesting and therefore remember them pretty well.

Take her when you get the chance. Easy and fun class, but does get boring at times.

Professor rated by: Mathematics Student on December 10, 2011

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

Marshall is so funny. She tells really animated stories that relate to the lessons which makes the classes go by really fast. She does all lecture with some power point and a video. She has a role sheet and takes away points for not showing up. Attendance was worth 25 points! She gives two midterms and one final that is not cummulative. They were multiple choice with two short answer questions that weren't too hard. She assigned no homework, but there is one large project that wasn't even that hard. You pick a city in CA and write about each topic that the class covers on the whole state for just that area. Overall really good teacher. I went into the class thinking it was gonna be my least favorite but it ended up being my favorite. I recommend her to everyone. Grade Received: B-

Professor rated by: Student on June 7, 2006

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GEO 351

Geography of California

3

Pros: 1. I took the online class

2. Quizzes every other week

3. She gave 20 EC right off the bat

4. Easy assignments

Cons: 1. The quizzes test on specific things, information is kind of useless to remember

2. Some assignments like asking about your city's geographic history was annoying because some cities don't have records that old

If you try on the quizzes you'll get an A in this online class. If not you might get a easy B. I took this class as an extra GE. It's alright if you have a heavy schedule.

Professor rated by: Computer Science Student on June 11, 2016

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

amazing teacher! really brings enthusiasm and knowledge to every class! if you attend every class and take good notes, there should be no reason not to get A's on every test...homework is 5/6 different assignments you can choose, with the 6th being extra credit towards the final grade, 3 tests, no final...wish they had a 2nd part to this class so i could take it again

Professor rated by: Business - All College Student on March 23, 2011

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GEO 102

Human Geography

5

Pros: Amazing and knowledgable professor! She was a past elementary school teacher so you definitely see hints of that. She makes lectures very interesting and prepares you will for exams.

Cons: I thought her pronunciation of foreign places and ethic cultures could improve.

Extremely easy GE. Take her if you have the chance!

Professor rated by: Geography Student on March 15, 2017

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

Very intelligent! ALL people living in California should take this class. Its a shame they don't. YOU learn soooooo much about how our state came to be. I will never look at our state as I did before. She opened up my eyes to a lot! people NEED this class. TAKE IT!

Professor rated by: Student on December 21, 2009

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GEO 102

Human Geography

5

Pros: Easy class

Cons: the class many times might get boring

It is hard to get a 100% percent in the exams because there are details that you might not remember, but it is easy to get over 90%. The class is easy but i dont see how anyone can benefit from that material.

Professor rated by: Student on February 9, 2014

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GEO 351

Geography of California

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really cool teacher, lectures from the book and tests are based on the book so you can basically get good grades on tests by just taking notes in her class which isnt much. her lectures arent boring either, always come in with lots of energy and perk

Professor rated by: Student on October 1, 2002

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GEO 351

Geography of California

5

Prof. Marshall is awesome. She is funny, she brings life to the subject and she is enthusiastic about teaching. Her tests aren't too difficult as long as you attend classes and pay attention. Great GE class. Grade Received: A

Professor rated by: Student on January 4, 2008

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GEO 351

Geography of California

0

Would take her again. Lectures are some what interesting and her tests are strait forward and not difficult if you pay attention in class. Only down side is that she takes attendance every class and grades on it.

Professor rated by: Student on March 1, 2000

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GEO 102

Human Geography

5

Pros: really interesting class there's no way you will get bored.

Cons: easy to fall behind if you don't keep up with the readings.

As long as you do the readings and the essays you will pass.

Professor rated by: E-Business - All College Student on February 28, 2012

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